Karen Pollard no longer deputy city manager

Wednesday

Mar 12, 2014 at 3:15 AMMar 12, 2014 at 9:37 AM

ROCHESTER — As of this week, Economic Development Manager Karen Pollard no longer serves as a Rochester deputy city manager. Pollard's salary has lowered by approximately $7,200 a year due to the change in her title, according to documents provided by the city manager's office.

By Liz Markhlevskayalmark@fosters.com

ROCHESTER — As of this week, Economic Development Manager Karen Pollard no longer serves as a Rochester deputy city manager.

Pollard's salary has lowered by approximately $7,200 a year due to the change in her title, according to documents provided by the city manager's office.

City Manager Daniel Fitzpatrick said Pollard is still the city's economic development manager, but is no longer one of the two deputy city managers. She had been promoted to the deputy city manager position within the past two years.

Pollard's salary, which was $92,853 a year under the deputy city manager position, was lowered to $85,644 a year, as of this week.

Fitzpatrick would not cite the reason for the change in per position, citing personnel matters.

In January, he told Foster's the city was conducting an internal investigation regarding Pollard, but he would not disclose why. He said that the investigation would determine “everything,” including her future work status with the city, but would not comment further, citing personnel matters.

In early January, Pollard was in court after police obtained a search warrant on her city-owned cell phone, in connection with the police investigation of her husband, Leslie Pollard, who was charged in a hit-and-run accident involving a pedestrian. Karen Pollard was not charged in the incident, which occurred on Dec. 29, on Lowell Street.

As a previous deputy city manager, Pollard was responsible for overseeing the Division of Building Services and Community Development. According to Fitzpatrick, that position will not be filled.

Rochester Times editor John Nolan contributed to this report.

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